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The massive blaze that engulfed the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Mo., on July 12, 1973, destroyed an estimated 16 million to 18 million files,
including 75 percent of all Air Force records for personnel discharged between
Sept. 25, 1947, and Jan. 1, 1964. Shown here is some of the fire damage.